Oldest governors elected since 1900
| # | Governor | Age at election | Elected | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Samuel GoodlandR | 83 | 1946 | Wisconsin |
| 2 | Kay IveyR | 78 | 2022 | Alabama |
| 3 | Jerry BrownD | 76 | 2014 | California |
| 4 | Mike DeWineR | 75 | 2022 | Ohio |
| 5 | Henry D. McMasterR | 75 | 2022 | South Carolina |
| 6 | John E. WeeksR | 75 | 1928 | Vermont |
| 7 | Janet MillsD | 74 | 2022 | Maine |
| 8 | Cecil H. UnderwoodR | 74 | 1996 | West Virginia |
| 9 | Wilbur Lucius CrossD | 74 | 1936 | Connecticut |
| 10 | Marcus H. HolcombR | 73 | 1918 | Connecticut |
| 11 | James B. McCrearyD | 73 | 1911 | Kentucky |
| 12 | Laura KellyD | 72 | 2022 | Kansas |
| 13 | Butch OtterR | 72 | 2014 | Idaho |
| 14 | Nathan DealR | 72 | 2014 | Georgia |
| 15 | Neil AbercrombieD | 72 | 2010 | Hawaii |
| 16 | Bruce SundlunD | 72 | 1992 | Rhode Island |
| 17 | Aram J. PothierR | 72 | 1926 | Rhode Island |
| 18 | Alfred A. TaylorR | 72 | 1920 | Tennessee |
| 19 | Percival W. ClementR | 72 | 1918 | Vermont |
| 20 | Simeon E. BaldwinD | 72 | 1912 | Connecticut |
| 21 | Tony EversD | 71 | 2022 | Wisconsin |
| 22 | Dan McKeeD | 71 | 2022 | Rhode Island |
| 23 | Robert J. BentleyR | 71 | 2014 | Alabama |
| 24 | Wally HickelA | 71 | 1990 | Alaska |
| 25 | Charles H. MartinD | 71 | 1934 | Oregon |
How this ranking is measured
Governors ranked by their age on Election Day at the oldest election they won, among those elected since 1900 (the era of complete birth records). The list runs to late-career and returning governors such as Alabama’s Kay Ivey and California’s Jerry Brown, who was elected to a fourth term in 2014 at 76, four decades after his first.